Eye shade



O. C. VWHITE Feb. 23 1926.

EYE SHADE Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

OLIVER C. WHITE, GARDENA, CALIFORNIA. l

EYE SHADE.

To all it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER C. WHITE, 'a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardena, in the county of Los Angeles and` State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Eye Shades, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an eye'shade` at- .tachment for eye glasses or eye glass frames.

An object of my inventionis to provide an eye shade attachment for, eye glasses adapted to be readily applied to and removed from eye glasses or eye g-lass rims. Another object is to provide means for eecting detachable engagement betweenthe lshade attachment and the curved margins of eye glasses or rims of various sizes and shapes.

With the .foregoing Aobjects in View together with such other objects and advantages as may subsequently appear my invention consists of the construction hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a View in perspective of the invention as applied.

Fig. 2 is a view in vertical cross sectional detail as seen onthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view in rear perspectiveot` one eye shade. V

Figs. 4 and 5 are diagrammatic views illustrating the manner of applying the shades to an eye glass frame.

Fig, 6 is a plan view of the blank as struck from a sheet of material preparatory to forming the shade.

Fig. 7 is au View in rear elevation of `a modied Iform of the shade.

In carrying out my invention a blank 7 is formed of sheet material such as Celluloid, or the like, which blank is formed with an inner edge comprising oppositely` inclined margins 8 and 8 leading from a central point and having an outer arcuate edge 9\s'truck from the point of intersection of the margins 88; the blank being curved longitudinallyv so that its rear edge will extend substan-- tiallyion a semieircle with the margins 8 and 8 on a plane with each other so that the shade may be positioned with its inner edge in contact` with an eyeglass or an eyeglass frame, and-when so applied form the upper arched portion 10 of the shade on an incline as particularly shown in Figure 2. As a means for affording detachable connection between the shade and the eyeglass or eye- Application led October 10, 1922, Serial No. 593,526. Renewed Januar?,r 16, 1926.

glass frame the inner edge of the blank isf'` formed with 'integral tangs 11, 12, 13 and 14, as shown in Fig. 6, which are ,bent upwardly and thence downwardly to form hooks 15, 16, 17 and 18 along the inner edge of the shade; the hooks 15 and18 being disposed at the ends of the shade and the hooks 16 and 17 spaced apart intermediate thelhooks 1,5 and 18. These hooks are adapted to extend over and engage an eyeglass rim 19, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, or may be engaged to the edge of an eyeglass not fitted with a frame. Any suitable number of the hooks may be employed as occasion may requIre. i

u As a means for adapting the shade to fit frames or lenses of variousmarginal curvatures and sizes, the shade is formed'with the` longitudinal curvature slightly yless than that of the upper margin of an ordinary eyeglass lens or frame, so that when applying the shade the latter will be slightly spread under tension; the material of' which the shade is formed being resilient so that the body of the shade and the hooks will Ahave a spring action.

In the operation of the invention the-shade Vis applied eitherl by first engaging the end hooks with the eyeglass and then pressing the intermediate hooks in engagement therewith as illustrated-in Fig. 4, or by first engaging the .intermediate hooks with the eyeglass and then spreading the shade to bring theend hooks in engagement therewith as shown in Fig. 5. The body of the shade and the hooksv being resilient a clamping engagement with the eyeglass will be effected; the pull exerted bythe spread of the shade co-operating with the clamping action of the hooks to securely retain the shade in position.

The shade thus constructed is 'adaptedto be applied to an eyeglass frame whether. the. latter be fitted with lenses or not and may also be applied to the rimless type of'eyeglass, the essential feature residing in providing a shade or visor with means whereby. i

it may be readily engaged with an arcuate or curved marginal support.

If desired, the engaging hooks may be Aformed by providing the inner edge of the shield with a continuous arcuate flange as indicated at 20 in Figure 7, which flange may be formed with kerfs 21 where it is desired to increase its longitudinal exibility. How- Ilo ever, wherel the shade is constructed to t mar an eyeglass or rim of a certain size the kerfs on 21 may be dispensed With.

I claim:

In an eye shade, a support ha ing a curved upper edge, a visor formed f reslient sheet material having an inner ed formed on a curvature less than that of t e gin of said support, and integral hooks the lnner edge ofsaid visor engageable wlth the margin of said support on spreading said vis0r;-said hooks adapted to clamp on said su pull on sai hooks.

OLIVER C. WHITE.

port and said visor exerting a- 

